Take it to the Streets Photo Contest by @derangedvisions
Deranged Photo Contest
The newest challenge in Wes' @derangedvisions photo contest is to take it to the street. If you like to find out more, click here. Btw. I am entering as a beginner - you don't have to be a hot shot photographer to enter.
Well, my particular street is pretty boring and the best shot I can get is a piece of trash stuck in a bush. we have an elementary school close by but I don't feel comfortable taking pictures of other people's kids.
But I remembered that I had some people photos from last year's earthday celebration held in Balboa Park in San Diego. I am pretty sure the contest didn't require to only use new photos. If it did - then I just disqualified myself.
The first image above is of a lady carrying her pet iguana with her on a leash.
Here is another picture of her.
The first picture I cropped pretty heavily because I wanted mostly the iguana offset by the trees it never gets to play in. Kind off the idea of being out and so close to nature, but not free to actually be in it. Of course, it probably wouldn't survive in this climate... But you know what I mean.
The second picture is showing more the crowd and the attention this somewhat unusual pet being taken for a walk got from the crowd. Someone wanted to hold it.
I like that the iguana and the hat and face of the woman are in focus in the foreground and the people in the background are a bit out of focus. I just ajusted the light on it a bit.
I liked the street organ and the shadow next to the cart. I cropped bushes out up to the shadow since they were distracting. I don't like that I got a lot of shade in his face...
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are quite a group. I cropped some tree and sky from the top of the photo and applied the vivid filter to make them pop a bit more. They need to pop :)
Now, the choice!! which one to enter??? Arghh. I don't like decisions like that!
Which one would you have entered?
All photos were taken with an iPhone 6 and edited in iPhoto.
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These look very beautiful.
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That red iguana is wikkid awesome! Used to have one many years ago.
You have a zoo!!! so funny. My son used to have snakes and he had some lizards. We went to Germany when he was 12 and went to the Zoo in Berlin and I think we spend the whole day in the reptile house.
Me - I am a huge fan of my lizards in the yard - but not so much as a pet... 👍
Those are awesome photos with so much backstory to each. I love the harness for the iguana and the Sisters.
The sisters are a riot. I have seen them on a few occasions. The Iguana lady was funny as well. She loved the attention lol
Well, that seems like a super fun time. ;)
What a cool iguana! Looks like a dragon to me. ;)
I am pretty sure dragons did have a model in nature 😉
I like the first picture - nice photo of the iguana's profile. Did you get the name? :-))
Yes. his name was Mike!!
Agreed about not putting other peoples faces into shared photo's @mariannewest Iguana would my first choice, cutest of them all.
hahaha - that is what I first thought too. But the theme was street photography. So, i wasn't sure if the street part was visible enough to satisfy the criteria.
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